Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-05-20
NAMELEss SORROW.

ED. Journal The circumstances of
which wo write occurred at tho house
of Mr.. Cunningham, Sunday, May 1st
Ills wife, n worthy Christian lady, died
about hall past two Of that day.
Mr. Cunningham, an old gray-haired
soldier, wort himself to find the under
talser. lie went to Mr.. Clcgg's Office
who at tho time was absent attending
Mr.. Beach's funeral. However, he left
note on the desk telling him to come
down at once.
Mr.. rook, in the sAeantime, heard
there was n death in the house of Mr..
c., got into the buggy and drove rapid
ly to the house, rushed in and asked,
"Mr. Cunningham did you send for
me.o Mr.. CunRiSgham thinking it was
Mr.. Clegg, said, Yes, I left note on
your desk Mr. Cunningham knew
Mr. Crook only by hearsay, and knew
neither undertaker by sight, hence tiTe
mistake. Mt. Crook waited for no eS-
PLANTATION, bat went at once to the
chamber of death, stepped up to one of
tho ladies present and asked If she
would stay few minutes as he forgot his
cooling board. He ran his horse at its
utmost speed up and back, passing Mr..
Clegg on his way with cooling board in
hand, who, having received the note
had started to obey the order but at
the rate Mr., Crook was driving he got
to the house first and was just fixing his
board in position when Mr.. Cegg came
to the door. Mr.. Crook opened the
Door, put his head out, and said in a
very abrupt manner, "You are not
wanted here, have the case and am
almost done" and shut the door in his
! face.
One of the ladies present knowing Mr..
| Ciegg was the man wanted, admitted
him. Mr.. Cunningham told him he
was the man they wanted and Mr..
Clegg, like Christian gentleman, con.
soled their wounded hearts as best he
could, telling them if Mr.. Crook had the
body on his boaro to let her rest there
until evening and he would come down
and take charge of the remains until af-
ter the interment, then quietly with
drew. The truth is Mr.. Crook had not
put hand on the corpse yet when Mr..
Clegg arrived. Bat Crook stayed and
stayed till he could find nothing to do
and no one to talk to, then went out in
a back room where the weeping daughter
and her father were alone and talked to
them till the daughter came into the
room where there were several friends
and neighbors and begged some one to
go and talk to Mr.. Crook. One lady
complied in some such words "Mr.
c., would it not be better for you to
meet Mr.. Cegg and talk it over in a
business way and adjust il between
yourselves and not afflict this family any
longeiE" He said that he got there
first, had right to the case and would
not leave until he got his pay, which
was $40, and this for simply putting
the body on the board. The daughte 1
told him she could not pay him all, but
took So from her own pocketbook and
gave IL TO MN. lie asked when she
would pay him the rest and she told
him that her father had some coming
to him the first of the week and she
would then pay him. "You yos,self,
pay me-" ooh yes, yes will pay you" Z"
"Well shall look to you for it, want
nothing &c do with your father" Then
turning he tore the Grape from the door
but did not go. The end was not yet
He walked around awhile then went
back to the family telling them that he
had the So which further entitled him
to the case.
AT this juncture one of the ladies got
him outdoors and said to him, "Mr.
Crook, if you had one drop of gentle
manly blood in your veins you would
have taken your hat and left three hour.
ago, insLeak Of forcing yourself onto al
afflicted family who have repeatedly
said they didn't want you" lie said
many unpleasant things, which are not
mentioned in this article, but he left af-
ter sundown-a visit of three hours.
The object of this communication is
to warn people that in case of death
they send some one that knows the un-
dertaker.
(Signed) JOHN CUNNINGHAM.